The trouble with anxiety (other than anxiousness) is it becomes addictive. It's like most all negatives...it fires our inner juices. Unfortunately, those juices scare the bejesus out of us, but they're the only juices we're allowing ourselves at the moment so we stay there, feeling stuck.
According to Fr. Richard Rohr, "If you find yourself afraid, stressed, or defensive, perhaps use the Welcoming Prayer as a way to be present to your feelings, to observe without becoming attached."
My advice is just get over yourself, but Rohr's is a kinder way of putting it. That's why my golden rule for me is, "Don't be as nasty as you want to be."
The hard thing to remember is: That golden rule applies to our own self, too, not just to Gertrude, Frank and Sylvia Schloppenhoffer. It's an inside job whether we're sending love out or dwelling in our rues, regrets and remorses.
Our ah-ha moment comes when we realize that the bottom line of any golden rule is: Just get over yourself...with love and laughter.
Thank you.
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